The multiple functions of T stellate/multipolar/chopper cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus

Hearing Research

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 61-69

  Oertel, Donata ^a   Wright, Samantha ^a   Cao, Xiao Jie ^a   Ferragamo, Michael ^b   Bal, Ramazan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; BRAIN STEM; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; EFFERENT NERVE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BIRDS; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOUND; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957959297     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.10.018     Document Type: Review

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